Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q3016390
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Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle

Summary

Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is classified within Pelochelys[6].
  • Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's scientific name is Pelochelys signifera[7].
  • Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. signifera'}[8].
  • Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle is Pelochelys signifera[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pelochelys[6].

Identifiers

Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39573[10]. Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442657[11]. Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 949480[12].

Why It Matters

Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Leonid Dobrov · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'nl', 'species', 'sv', 'vi', 'war']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|5 */ [[Property:P225]]: Pelochelys signifera"
  2. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Pelochelys
    Iucn conservation status → Vulnerable
    Taxon rank → species
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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